Wednesday, October 21, 2015

CONCLUSION: Factors prognostic of recovery from low frequency sensorineural hearing loss without vertigo are co-occurrence of tinnitus, PTA determined hearing level on the affected side before treatment initiation, and time from onset to treatment initiation. The rate of hearing recovery was higher in the oral steroid than in the intra-tympanic steroid and combined groups. OBJECTIVES: Although many studies have assessed acute sudden hearing loss, few have analyzed low-frequency hearing loss. Clinical characteristics of patients with hearing loss may vary by type of hearing loss. This study, therefore, analyzed the clinical characteristics, recovery rates, and factors associated with hearing recovery in patients with low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss unaccompanied by vertigo. …